Public water system record
China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station
Serves an area of Kern County, CA · 6,600 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station draws water from 6 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, May 2022.
- Record on file since 1995, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 969 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (8 resolved) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 7 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2013, Resolved.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2002 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station between 2002 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2022 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Oct 11, 2007 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 11, 2006 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 17, 2006 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 19, 2002 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station draws water from 6 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has an emergency connection to Indian Wells Valley W.D. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Indian Wells Valley W.D. Ridgecrest, CA
Annual water quality report
China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by California.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells